1968                                      Vetoes

May 31, 1972.

Honorable Thomas Hunter Lowe
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17, of the Maryland Con-
stitution, I have today vetoed House Bill 736.

This bill guarantees a minimum total allowance of $3,600 to
members of the three State Retirement systems who retired prior to
July 1, 1958, with 30 years of service.

I have been advised that this bill would require an expenditure
of funds in the amount of $600,000 a year. There is no provision
for such funds in the budget for fiscal year 1973. In addition, the
cost as estimated would be a recurring one, and I do not believe
that sufficient concern has been given as to where the revenues re-
quired to fund such an on-going program will be found. Whenever
the State undertakes to assume a program involving such consider-
able expense, it must do so in the light of other existing calls upon
the State's fiscal resources, and adequate consideration must be given
to the source of the funding. I believe that this matter should be
fully reviewed before a bill with the fiscal impact of House Bill 736
is signed into law.

In light of the foregoing, I have decided to veto House Bill 736.

Sincerely,

/s/ Marvin Mandel,

Governor.

House Bill No. 738—Handicapped Children

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 100
(b) and (c) of Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1969 Replacement Volume and 1971 Supplement), title "Public
Education," subtitle "Chapter 7. Handicapped Children," to provide
for special financial treatment for handicapped children in the State
of Maryland, to generally relate thereto; and clarifying the language
therein.

June 9, 1972.

Honorable Thomas Hunter Lowe
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17, of the Maryland Con-
stitution, I have today vetoed House Bill 738.

This bill amends Article 77, Section 100(c) which provides for
reimbursing parents of handicapped children for the cost of sending
their children to approved non-public schools because of the absence
of an adequate public school program.